The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson for Novem.
Der 81 Jesus and
the Sabbath"

ID. 'om the Chicago Standard. BY Rev. J. n
Coon.l
The !. 'ss6n may be found in the first four
teen versa OF the twelfth chapter of Matthew
Time, A. d. rs Early summer, the time OF
harvest Place, Galilee, probably at or near
Capernaum.
sPKc1AL MENTION
Jescish Sabbath RuleA On the Sabbath You
must not cross a stream on stills, for III SO
doing you carry the stills; q woman must not
go out with her ribbons about her unless they
are part Of her dress; false tooth must not
be worn; a person with toothache must not
rinse his mouth with vinegar, though he
might hold 1t awhile in his mouth anu then
swallow II; no one was TO write two letters OF
the alphabet; the sick might not send for q
physician; person suffering from lumbago
must not rub or foment the part affected; q
tailor Ba-sst not carry needle out on Friday
night lest he should forget il, and 30 break
the Sabbath by carrying 1t about on that day.
| (Btdticat Treasury One might not walk up
| on the grass on the Sabbath, because it would
be bruised, which would be kind OF thresh-
| ing; nor catch a flea, which would 10 a kind
of hunting; nor wear nailed shoes, which
would be sort Of burden; nor, If he fed his
| chickens, suffer any wheat to lie upon the
ground, lest a kernel should terminate, which
would be kind of sowing. (Abbottl
Change from tie Seventh Day 10 TIE First
FOR this change the following reasons are
given by Mr.. DUNCAN in the Christian Quar-
teriy RevieW:
4 Christ rose on the first day of the week.
Their hope was extinguished by the cruel
fixlon OF the Savior, and by his resurrection,
they were begotten into a new hope Pet
1855
~ He met with them on the evening of
that day, aud gave them the commission and
the promise of tue Holy Spirit
IS. On the next first day he showed himself
to them, satisfying the doubts of Thomas,
and comforting them all
Il The Holy Spirit came to them OH the
| first day Of the week. to be in them and with
them to the end OF time. Acts =: l s. All
Pentecosts were on the first day OF the week.
as will be seen by reading Levticus %: IL, IL.
%. The church of Christ began on the first
2:i-4S " -' avs
70. The new law of the kingdom of Christ
went forth on the first day of the week, from
Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Jer 81: 81 "a I;
Is z: l 3; Micah 4: l-3; Luke "a: AZ 40;
Acts 2
"a. Seeing that their love and hope was
conferred In the occurrences Of the first day of
the week, and as their work and worship was
Christian, not Jewish, 1t would seem easy for
| them to give the prominence to the first day;
they did, by appointing their meeting for
worship on that day Acts %: z; | Cor. 10: |, =.
with all these facts before us, it is not
strange uaJ Tie nTst uay OF the Week Is called
the Lords day. IL would be very strange,
indeed, If they should use the term for aay
other than the day on which the Lord had
risen from the dead and done the other mighty
works of which we have spoken"
A recent article in the Xomaetic ReView, by
Mr.. Alsop,. also defending the change, closes
as follows:
3Put, now, all these intmations together:
the strange foreshidowing i'll the Old Tesla
ment of change to come from the seventh
xIax, 20, he f.rat tba .x,x 49,
day by the resurrection, and then by the ap-
| pearance of our Lord to the disciples Sn the
next first day, and His probable appearance
on four more. Add to this the outpouring
of the Holy Ghost on the first day, and the
evident custom of the churches assembling
on the first day of the week for purposes OF
worship; then Johns visions at Patmos on
the Lords Day; and are you not ready, with
| ali these limitations, TO take the words OF
| the text, and saw: This is the day that the
Lord hath made; We will rejoic3 anu be glad
| in it?'"
.Shew- Bread. This was unleavened bread
| prepared anew every Sabbath, and presented
hot on the golden table, in twelve loaves of a
| square or oblong shape, according to the
number of the tribes OF Israel Salt and in
cense were presented at the same time. 1t is
| supposed that the loaves were placed either
| in two piles or in two rows, with six loaves in
each, and it was called shew- bread, or bread
of the face, or the bread OF setting forth, be-
| cause it stood continually before the Lord.
| The old loaves were removed every Sabbath
| LEV. "a: -, and, as general rule, were to be
| eat n by the priests alone, and by them only in
the court of the sanctuary Il Sam. 81: 1-6; Ex
%: 3d.
| THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH.
| l. The true purpose Of the Sabbath. @The
Sabbath was made for man." therefore he is
under solemn obligation to use it in such a
way as 10 advance his highest interests, and
| develop his truer and better self
If We had no teaching respecting the Sab
| bath, we yet could infer Its purpose from this
single Scripture; for the term "man, what
ever else 1t included, surely would have
| reference to what was highest and best in hui
| man nature. The Sabbath was made TO en-
| courage and fortfy that
| We a.so zee the poor mans divine warrant
| for quiet and rest on this day. The Sabbath
! was made for man, all men, every man; there
| fore let man everywher and always be I'M
molested, unrestricted, in the true observance
| of the day. The Sabbath is the poor mans
best friend and he should hola 1t tenaciously
| against all encroachments.
| = The true Lord Of the Sabbath Jesus de-
clares that he himself is sovereign of the Sab
bath. Certain differences follow from this
fact:
QD The divinity of Christ God made the
Sabbath, and held it as his day; Christ in
here assuming authority over it, virtually de-
clares his equality with God
| (2) Christ has power TO change the Sab
bath. This is one fact 1t Is necessary to re-
| member In making out the scripture warrant
for the change of day. 1t Ia not improbable
that Christ had that future change III mind al
this very time.
C9 Man should seek TO do on that day that
winch will please and honor the Lord OF the
day. While many are suggesting what should
be done, or what may be done, on the Sabbath,
remember that the Lord of the day has indl-
Gated clearly in his word respecting the pur-
pose of the sabbath and its observance Since
Christ rose on that y, let the Christlike rise
In us; let all Christly things and thoughts be
| supreme and dominant.
() Christ will vIndicate and protect his
holy day. This thought should inspire and
strengthen us in all our efforts to maintain
this day of rest
| PRACTICAL THOUGHTS
One may work on the Sabbath to relieve
human want or TO aid a suffering creature
who is helpless, or TO heal man who is
| sick.
"BJessed are the mercful."
One should never make case OF necessity
in order to crafty selfish want
Railroad travel for simple convenience can
hardly bs necessary.
Whatever leads away from Christ Is Sab
bath breaking.
Jesus did not give needless offense by heal
ing the man with the withered hand. He did
no work 'He only spoke.
We ought to be careful not to give ohense,
even where we do not think there Is sin for